Need help on fresh water lion fish

[Toxic Fish 9999]

there is one at the lfs that i was thinking about getting. I need to know if a 10 for life will be on ,what is a good temp, how big do they get ,do they need alot of cover, will they eat blood worms and krill.

thanks everyone

 

[Mudfrog]

A 10 will be way to small. These guys get up to 12" I believe. LFS sell them as FW Lion fish / Stone fish but they are really Grunting Toad fish. For food, typically live, some will eat raw shrimp. I don't think they would give bloodworms or krill a glance.

Also, they are brackish fish.

 

[krichardson]

I like their look and have been tempted but I've never seen any of them move when I looked at them in the stores.I don't think I would appreciate their sedentary habit in my own tank.